News Coverage of Global Disasters: Journalism's Power to Aid Healing and Recovery

News Coverage of Global Disasters: Journalisms' Power to Aid Healing and Recovery explores how journalism can help people heal and recover from significant traumas, drawing from local and international news in eight countries that suffered natural disasters in 2018. It evaluates ten news themes that aid healing, coping, hope, and recovery and finds that these characteristics are common across borders, but also influenced by national cultures. The book combines quantitative and qualitative data to provide a comprehensive analysis.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 226 pages
Publication date: 15 May 2022
Publisher: Lexington Books

News Coverage of Global Disasters: Journalisms Power to Aid Healing and Recovery delves into an often overlooked facet of journalism, contending that it plays a crucial role in aiding individuals in their healing and recovery following significant traumas. This comparative analysis draws from local and international news coverage in eight countries that experienced a natural disaster in 2018. The book assesses ten news themes that facilitate healing, coping, hope, and recovery during and after natural disasters. The analysis reveals that these ten characteristics are prevalent across news outlets, transcending national boundaries. The book brings together contemporary theories of news selection and practice with an examination of the journalistic culture within each country. Furthermore, the analysis considers contextual and structural factors within each country and national disaster. The evaluation demonstrates that certain characteristics of a common journalistic culture are present, while other patterns primarily arise from unique elements of national cultures. The book employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative data to provide a comprehensive analysis. Additionally, it fills a gap in international comparative studies of news content.

News Coverage of Global Disasters: Journalisms Power to Aid Healing and Recovery delves into an often overlooked facet of journalism, contending that it plays a crucial role in aiding individuals in their healing and recovery following significant traumas. This comparative analysis draws from local and international news coverage in eight countries that experienced a natural disaster in 2018. The book assesses ten news themes that facilitate healing, coping, hope, and recovery during and after natural disasters. The analysis reveals that these ten characteristics are prevalent across news outlets, transcending national boundaries. The book brings together contemporary theories of news selection and practice with an examination of the journalistic culture within each country. Furthermore, the analysis considers contextual and structural factors within each country and national disaster. The evaluation demonstrates that certain characteristics of a common journalistic culture are present, while other patterns primarily arise from unique elements of national cultures. The book employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative data to provide a comprehensive analysis. Additionally, it fills a gap in international comparative studies of news content.

Weight: 345g
Dimension: 219 x 154 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781793625366